Chapter XIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading It seemed like the town got more and more excited every day about Arthur Peabody Kinderhook and his factory.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

united by being of the same opinion

From this reading Then the news got around that Kinderhook had agreed to sell Captain Winton some stock in his factory, and folks were almost crazy.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Then the news got around that Kinderhook had agreed to sell Captain Winton some stock in his factory, and folks were almost crazy.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It seemed like the town got more and more excited every day about Arthur Peabody Kinderhook and his factory.

any thing at all

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)

From this reading It seemed like the town got more and more excited every day about Arthur Peabody Kinderhook and his factory.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And Mr. Atkins was on strike.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Yes, sir, since the day he sold the sign to Mr. Kinderhook he hadn’t done a tap of work, but had just sat around thinking and thinking and thinking, laying to remember when he had seen the man before and where he had seen him.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Yes, sir, since the day he sold the sign to Mr. Kinderhook he hadn’t done a tap of work, but had just sat around thinking and thinking and thinking, laying to remember when he had seen the man before and where he had seen him.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading Then the news got around that Kinderhook had agreed to sell Captain Winton some stock in his factory, and folks were almost crazy.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

affected with madness or insanity

From this reading Then the news got around that Kinderhook had agreed to sell Captain Winton some stock in his factory, and folks were almost crazy.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It seemed like the town got more and more excited every day about Arthur Peabody Kinderhook and his factory.

plural of “distance” — the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Yes, sir, since the day he sold the sign to Mr. Kinderhook he hadn’t done a tap of work, but had just sat around thinking and thinking and thinking, laying to remember when he had seen the man before and where he had seen him.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading It seemed like the town got more and more excited every day about Arthur Peabody Kinderhook and his factory.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

From this reading It seemed like the town got more and more excited every day about Arthur Peabody Kinderhook and his factory.

a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing

From this reading It seemed like the town got more and more excited every day about Arthur Peabody Kinderhook and his factory.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

your parents

From this reading Then the news got around that Kinderhook had agreed to sell Captain Winton some stock in his factory, and folks were almost crazy.

characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading It seemed like the town got more and more excited every day about Arthur Peabody Kinderhook and his factory.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Yes, sir, since the day he sold the sign to Mr. Kinderhook he hadn’t done a tap of work, but had just sat around thinking and thinking and thinking, laying to remember when he had seen the man before and where he had seen him.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Yes, sir, since the day he sold the sign to Mr. Kinderhook he hadn’t done a tap of work, but had just sat around thinking and thinking and thinking, laying to remember when he had seen the man before and where he had seen him.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Yes, sir, since the day he sold the sign to Mr. Kinderhook he hadn’t done a tap of work, but had just sat around thinking and thinking and thinking, laying to remember when he had seen the man before and where he had seen him.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Yes, sir, since the day he sold the sign to Mr. Kinderhook he hadn’t done a tap of work, but had just sat around thinking and thinking and thinking, laying to remember when he had seen the man before and where he had seen him.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading It seemed like the town got more and more excited every day about Arthur Peabody Kinderhook and his factory.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Then the news got around that Kinderhook had agreed to sell Captain Winton some stock in his factory, and folks were almost crazy.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It seemed like the town got more and more excited every day about Arthur Peabody Kinderhook and his factory.

and nothing more

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It seemed like the town got more and more excited every day about Arthur Peabody Kinderhook and his factory.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

the production of eggs (especially in birds)

From this reading Yes, sir, since the day he sold the sign to Mr. Kinderhook he hadn’t done a tap of work, but had just sat around thinking and thinking and thinking, laying to remember when he had seen the man before and where he had seen him.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It seemed like the town got more and more excited every day about Arthur Peabody Kinderhook and his factory.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Yes, sir, since the day he sold the sign to Mr. Kinderhook he hadn’t done a tap of work, but had just sat around thinking and thinking and thinking, laying to remember when he had seen the man before and where he had seen him.

the force of workers available

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading It seemed like the town got more and more excited every day about Arthur Peabody Kinderhook and his factory.

a form of address for a man

From this reading And Mr. Atkins was on strike.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

information about recent and important events

From this reading Then the news got around that Kinderhook had agreed to sell Captain Winton some stock in his factory, and folks were almost crazy.

no person; not anyone

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading And Mr. Atkins was on strike.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894)

From this reading It seemed like the town got more and more excited every day about Arthur Peabody Kinderhook and his factory.

To recall to mind.

From this reading Yes, sir, since the day he sold the sign to Mr. Kinderhook he hadn’t done a tap of work, but had just sat around thinking and thinking and thinking, laying to remember when he had seen the man before and where he had seen him.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Yes, sir, since the day he sold the sign to Mr. Kinderhook he hadn’t done a tap of work, but had just sat around thinking and thinking and thinking, laying to remember when he had seen the man before and where he had seen him.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading It seemed like the town got more and more excited every day about Arthur Peabody Kinderhook and his factory.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Yes, sir, since the day he sold the sign to Mr. Kinderhook he hadn’t done a tap of work, but had just sat around thinking and thinking and thinking, laying to remember when he had seen the man before and where he had seen him.

exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent

From this reading Then the news got around that Kinderhook had agreed to sell Captain Winton some stock in his factory, and folks were almost crazy.

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading Yes, sir, since the day he sold the sign to Mr. Kinderhook he hadn’t done a tap of work, but had just sat around thinking and thinking and thinking, laying to remember when he had seen the man before and where he had seen him.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Yes, sir, since the day he sold the sign to Mr. Kinderhook he hadn’t done a tap of work, but had just sat around thinking and thinking and thinking, laying to remember when he had seen the man before and where he had seen him.

term of address for a man

From this reading Yes, sir, since the day he sold the sign to Mr. Kinderhook he hadn’t done a tap of work, but had just sat around thinking and thinking and thinking, laying to remember when he had seen the man before and where he had seen him.

disposed of to a purchaser

From this reading Yes, sir, since the day he sold the sign to Mr. Kinderhook he hadn’t done a tap of work, but had just sat around thinking and thinking and thinking, laying to remember when he had seen the man before and where he had seen him.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Then the news got around that Kinderhook had agreed to sell Captain Winton some stock in his factory, and folks were almost crazy.

the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest

From this reading Then the news got around that Kinderhook had agreed to sell Captain Winton some stock in his factory, and folks were almost crazy.

deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

From this reading And Mr. Atkins was on strike.

past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

cut a female screw thread with a tap

From this reading Yes, sir, since the day he sold the sign to Mr. Kinderhook he hadn’t done a tap of work, but had just sat around thinking and thinking and thinking, laying to remember when he had seen the man before and where he had seen him.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Then the news got around that Kinderhook had agreed to sell Captain Winton some stock in his factory, and folks were almost crazy.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading It seemed like the town got more and more excited every day about Arthur Peabody Kinderhook and his factory.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then the news got around that Kinderhook had agreed to sell Captain Winton some stock in his factory, and folks were almost crazy.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading It seemed like the town got more and more excited every day about Arthur Peabody Kinderhook and his factory.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

at the time that

From this reading Yes, sir, since the day he sold the sign to Mr. Kinderhook he hadn’t done a tap of work, but had just sat around thinking and thinking and thinking, laying to remember when he had seen the man before and where he had seen him.

in or at the place that

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Then the news got around that Kinderhook had agreed to sell Captain Winton some stock in his factory, and folks were almost crazy.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Yes, sir, since the day he sold the sign to Mr. Kinderhook he hadn’t done a tap of work, but had just sat around thinking and thinking and thinking, laying to remember when he had seen the man before and where he had seen him.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.

an affirmative

From this reading Yes, sir, since the day he sold the sign to Mr. Kinderhook he hadn’t done a tap of work, but had just sat around thinking and thinking and thinking, laying to remember when he had seen the man before and where he had seen him.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Nobody talked about much of anything else, and every afternoon you could see a dozen men out walking around the field where the factory was to be, pacing off distances and fooling themselves into thinking they knew just where the buildings were to be, and how big they would look and everything.